Coal-fired power station

Keith Srakocic / Associated Press

Operators of a coal-burning power generator in Homer City, Pa., have warned in the past of "immediate and devastating" consequences from the Obama administration's push to reduce carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants.

Operators of a coal-burning power generator in Homer City, Pa., have warned in the past of "immediate and devastating" consequences from the Obama administration's push to reduce carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. (Keith Srakocic / Associated Press)

Operators of a coal-burning power generator in Homer City, Pa., have warned in the past of "immediate and devastating" consequences from the Obama administration's push to reduce carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants.